Definition:
- (a.) Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point. The Protestant churches founded by them in Switzerland, France, Holland, and part of Germany, were called the Reformed churches.
- (a.) Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard.
- (a.) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer.
Compare reformed with other words:
reformed vs. reformer
deformed vs. reformed
irreformable vs. reformed
calvinism vs. reformed
reformado vs. reformed
reformed vs. troop
company vs. reformed
disbandment vs. reformed
reformed vs. service
consubstantiation vs. reformed
doctrine vs. reformed
reformation vs. reformed
church vs. reformed
protestant vs. reformed
consistory vs. reformed
reformed vs. reformist
calvinist vs. reformed
new vs. reformed
arminian vs. reformed